United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 7720 (117th)
SWAMP Act
Introduced
11 May 2022
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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Summary
Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2022 or the SWAMP Act This bill prohibits new construction or major renovation of certain executive agency headquarters in the District of Columbia metropolitan area and establishes a competitive bidding process for the relocation of such headquarters. The General Services Administration (GSA) must (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request the GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters or allow the GSA to issue such a solicitation without a request, if necessary; (2) allow any state to respond to a solicitation with a proposal for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2022
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Introduced in House · EN · 11 May 2022
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 May 2022
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7720
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/7720